Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Jeremiah 22:19
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He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
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He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
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He will be buried with the burial of a donkey, drawn and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.”
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He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
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Jeremiah 22
17 “But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”
18 Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
19 He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
20 Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed.
21 I warned you when you were secure. You said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from youth, that you have not obeyed My voice.
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